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System and method for supporting subnet manager (SM) master negotiation in a network environment

US9529878B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Oracle International Corporation · US

Inventors

Bjørn Dag Johnsen · Oslo, NO
Line Holen · Oslo, NO
Dag Georg Moxnes · Oslo, NO

Key dates

Filing date	May 10, 2013
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 5, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/1051
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method can support master negotiation in a network environment. A subnet manager (SM) can perform subnet discovery on a subnet in the network environment via a subnet manager (SM) in the subnet, wherein the subnet includes a plurality of SMs. Furthermore, the SM can communicate with the other SMs in the subnet to check for a number of known secret keys, and select a SM from the plurality of SMs as a master SM, wherein the master SM has the highest number of known keys.

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